Zeljko Blagojevic is a Bosnian Serb runner who ran over 900 km from

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as a protest against the

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. He left on 2008-03-14, covering the distance in less than 9 days. Blagojević is a four-time winner (2003–05, 2007) of the Fruškogorski maraton, held annually since 1978. He owns the record for the fastest ever finish in this event.http://www.planinarskisavezrs.org/tekstovi/41-izvjestaji/76-2009-05-11-21-38-04 ("Неприкосновени рекордер на ултрамаратону 102 КМ је члан П.Д.“Чичак“ из Челинца , Жељко Благојевић који је поставио рекорд стазе који још дуго неће бити помјерен.")

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